The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-03
THE MANITOBA MAGNATEs.
They Arrive in the City at Noon Saturday
Pleased With Their Trip and the
Country and Have n Good Word
for Fort Benton.

railway system, accompanied by Superin-
tendent J. NJ. Egan Chief Engineer E. j.
Roberts and Mr.. Peter Stems, the field
representative Of the contractors, arrived
in the city by private conveyance at noon
on Saturday last and spent the day in con-
sultation with our citizens and in looking
over our little city. They left Fort AS
sinniboine at one o'clock Friday, camp
ing at 24-mile spring that night, and, as
they came leisurely along, were enabled
to get a good view Of the country along
the line Of the road,
A MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY.
This is Mr.. Hills first trip over the line
Of his road from Poplar river west to this
city, and he is profuse in his praises OF the
country. The great Milk river valley and
the entire country from the end OF the
track to Fort Benton has captiVated him
and he says it even eXcells Col. Broad
waters most glowing descriptions. 1t is
not alone with the Milk river valley proper
that be is delighted, but the general
scope of country-upland, valley and all
The richness Of the soil everywhere at
tracted his attention and the luxurlant
growth of grass, as far as the eye could
see at every point of the compass, elected
his highest admiration. Great as were
his expectations, based upon the glowing
accounts of this section he had read and
heard, he was not prepared for the beauti-
full vision that was presented in a two
days ride through northern Montana!
"Why," said he, at surpasses the Sun river
valley and the country | have seen is ca
pable of maintaining an immense popu-
lation."
FORT BENTON.
Mr.. Hill was very much pleased with
the appearance Of Fort Benton and says
it surpasses his expectations. He did not
think of finding so substantial and pros
porous a city and he predicts for Fort
Benton bright future. At $3.50 in the
afternoon he was waited upon by the
committee from the Board Of Trade to-
gether with NJ. E. Miliner, A. W. Kings
bury and J. IT. Rice of the Shoakin Stock
Association. Various matters affecting
the interests of the city and surrounding
country were laid before him The com
mittee was received in the most
CORDIAL MANNER
by Mr.. Hill who assured them that the
Manitoba railroad would do everything
possible to aid Fort Benton and promote
it's prosperity. He said the freight depot
would be located on the ievee or wherever
it would best suit the convenience of the
citizens. The stockmen discussed the To-
cation of the stock yards with .him and
found him ready to meet their views in
every particular. Mr.. Hill said his COM.
pany was as much Interested In the adj
vancement of Fort Benton as her own
citizens and would help to build it up by
inducing immigration and in other ways.
He made very favorable impression on
all present as in every word of his talk
spirit of fairness and liberality was mani
tested. After the meeting Messrs. Hill,
Egan and Maginnis were taken in car
riages for drive about the city and soon
afterwards the party left for Great
Falls.
SUPT. EACfAN,
who enjoys the distinction of being one
of the ablest railroad men In America,
said to a RIVER PRESS reporter that
Northern Montana is the garden of the
west and that the Milk river valley is the
finest in the world. He says it has been
the most delightful trip he ever made and
that the whole country is sinaply reye
lation to him. Mr. Hill told him before
they left the railroad that he was nerving
himself for disappointment; that he had
heard so much about the Milk river val
ley he was sure it would fall short of the
descriptions. Well, he had disappoint-
ment, but it was a most agreeable one.
No word picture could tell half the glo-
ries of that country and Mr. Hill was sim
ply amazed at what he saw.
ON TO GREAT FALLS
At half past four in the evening the party
left for Great Falls where they
remained until yesterday morning, and
then iourneyed on to Helena They all
took with them good impression of Fort
Benton, and if they ever in the smallest
way lacked faith in the Montana exten-
sion Of the Manitoba they have that arti-
Gle now in superabnndance.
Anotlrer Committee of One Hundred